1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beersheba.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
10 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint [them] for himself, for his chariots, and [to be] his horsemen; and [some] shall run before his chariots.
12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and [will set them] to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
13 And he will take your daughters [to be] confectionaries, and [to be] cooks, and [to be] bakers.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, [even] the best [of them], and give [them] to his servants.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put [them] to his work.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
22 And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
Versículos relacionados com 1 Samuel, 8:
Chapter 8 of 1 Samuel describes the moment when the people of Israel asks Samuel to establish a king to rule over them, even if it means rejecting God's direct leadership over the nation. The central question of the chapter is the tension between the will of the people of having a human king and God's will to rule Israel directly. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in 1 Samuel 8:
Deuteronomy 17:14-15: "When you enter the earth that the Lord your God gives you, and possesses it, and inhabits, and said, I will put upon me a king, like all the nations that are around me; upon you a king, may the Lord your God choose; among thy brethren you shall be king upon you, you will not be able to over a strange man, other than your brothers. " This verse describes God's law for the choice of a king in Israel, indicating that this decision should not be made lightly and that the king must be chosen from the Israelites themselves.
1 Samuel 9:16: "Tomorrow, at this time, I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, who you will anoint Prince about my Israel people, and he will rid my people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked To my people, because their cry came to me. " In this verse, God tells Samuel that he will choose a leader to Israel, indicating that the king's choice is not a new or strange idea, but that the process must be guided by God's will.
1 Samuel 10:24: "Samuel said to all the people, Do you see whom the Lord has chosen? This verse describes Saul's anointing as king of Israel, confirming that God has chosen a king to lead the nation.
1 Samuel 12:12: "See, for, who in the King of the children of Ammon, came against you, you have been told, no, but a king shall reign upon us; but the Lord your God will be your king." In this verse, Samuel reminds the people of his choice of a king and highlights the importance of continuing to trust God as his true leader.
1 Chronicles 29:11-12: "Your, Lord, is greatness, power, glory, victory, and majesty; for thy is all that there is in heaven and on earth; thy, Lord, it is the kingdom, and You have exalted you for boss over all. Riches and glory come from you, you dominate over everything, in your hand there is strength and power; These verses bring a reflection on God's sovereignty and his position as king about everything that exists, including riches and power. Chapter 8 of 1 Samuel deals with the choice of an earthly king by the Israelites, but these verses of chronicles 29 highlight that true authority and power belong to God.
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